2017-031 Supporting Local Decision-Making AuthorityCITY OF HOPKINS
HENNEPIN COUNTY, MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION NO. 2017-031
A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING LOCAL DECISION-MAHING AUTHORITY
WHEREAS, local elected decision-makers are in the best position to determine what
health, safety and welfare regulations best serve their constituents; and
WHEREAS, just like state legislative leaders, local elected officials are held accountable
through Minnesota'srobust elections process; and
WHEREAS, ordinances at the local level are enacted only after a comprehensive, legal
and open process; and
WHEREAS, local units of government are required to publish notices about meetings
where policies will be discussed and decisions will be made; and
WHEREAS, under the state's Open Meeting Law, public policy discussions and
decisions must occur in meetings that are accessible to members of the public; and
WHEREAS, cities are often laboratories for determining public policy approaches to the
challenges that face residents a�d businesses; and
WHEREAS, preservation of local control in Minnesota has yielded statewide benefits
such as the 2007 Freedom to Breathe Act, an amendment to the Minnesota Clean Indoor
Air Act; and
WHEREAS, more than two dozen bills that restrict ]ocal decision-making have been
introduced in 2017 to date.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
HOPHINS that this Council supports local decision-making authority and opposes
legislation that removes the ability for local elected officials to respond to the needs of
their businesses and constituents.
ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Hopkins this 4th day of April, 2017.
By ���1�Z� C�� �
Molb Cummings, Ma or
ATTEST:
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Amy Domeier, City Clerk